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Dean Baker | Greece and the Euro After the Referendum
To the great consternation of the eurozone leadership, the Greek people rejected the austerity package offered.
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Holding Politicians to Their Word: Let’s Get Money Out of Politics
All across the country, people are finding ways to ensure the momentum for campaign finance reforms continues to build.
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Ohio’s Hypocrisy on Legalizing Pot
A crew of major investors has just submitted 700,000 signatures for a vote on a state constitutional amendment to legalize.
US Policy Driving Militarization in Guatemala
US policy in Central America has contributed to corruption and the increased presence of the military in day-to-day life.
Feds Awarded Colorado Charter Schools $46 Million Because of “Hiring and Firing” Rules
Once again, the situation in Colorado is symptomatic of failures endemic to the program.
Are Utility Companies Changing Their Strategy to Fight Obama Power Plan?
The utility industry plans to sue the EPA when it begins to enforce the Federal Implementation Plan for states that do not comply with the Clean Power Plan.
Corrupted Idealism: Bolivia’s Compromise Between Development and the Environment
A policy both environmentally sustainable and economically promising may be challenging to implement, but is by no means impossible and by all means necessary.
US Caravan to Cuba Carries on History of Solidarity Across the Black Diaspora
The Friendshipment Cuba Caravan is once again defying the US embargo of the island that has produced one of the healthiest and most educated communities across the globe.
Melting Arctic Ice Is a Warning, but Oil Companies See It as a Chance to Drill
Greenpeace International's Ben Stewart discusses his new book about the struggle to free 30 climate activists imprisoned in Russia for protesting Arctic oil drilling.
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“Against All Odds”: Raising Iraqi Voices of Grassroots Resistance
Ali Issa's “Against All Odds: Voices of Popular Struggle in Iraq” is a needed corrective to the absence of Iraqi voices in Western media.